St Andrews Audit Enquiry

Fran Butler

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zero 14 plus Devon Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership Childcare Audit Enquiry Name of Enquirer: Fran Butler Geographical Area: Cullompton parish thDate of assessment: 12 April 2005 This assessment of early years education provision in Cullompton is based on information from the Devon EYDCP audit, Management Information Services for DCC EAL Directorate and Corporate Information Services for DCC. Demographic information The number of children aged 0-4 years in each area has been derived from Primary Care Trust (PCT) Child Health Unit data, February 2005. Table 1 shows the position within the area. Figures are provided by single year cohort from under one year of age to four years. There are a number of factors affecting the population of children: • Future housing developments in the area. There are 420 dwellings committed on two sites to the north of Cullompton up to 2006, of which 190 are already built. A further 400 dwellings are planned on another site to the west of Cullompton. Development on this scale has already had a notable impact on the birth rate, and will continue to do so over the next few years. • Birth rate variations The birth rate in Devon is in general decline. The birth rate in the area under consideration shows a decline up to 2003, and an increase in 2004. Table 1: Projected population of children aged 0-4 years by age Year Less than 1 year 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 2004 99 ...

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Devon Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership

Childcare Audit Enquiry

Name of Enquirer

:

Fran Butler

Geographical Area:

Cullompton parish

Date of assessment:

12

th

April 2005

This assessment of early years education provision in Cullompton is based on information

from the Devon EYDCP audit, Management Information Services for DCC EAL Directorate

and Corporate Information Services for DCC.

Demographic information

The number of children aged 0-4 years in each area has been derived from Primary Care

Trust (PCT) Child Health Unit data, February 2005. Table 1 shows the position within the

area. Figures are provided by single year cohort from under one year of age to four years.

There are a number of factors affecting the population of children:

•

Future housing developments in the area.

There are 420 dwellings committed on two sites to the north of Cullompton up to 2006, of

which 190 are already built. A further 400 dwellings are planned on another site to the west

of Cullompton. Development on this scale has already had a notable impact on the birth

rate, and will continue to do so over the next few years.

•

Birth rate variations

The birth rate in Devon is in general decline. The birth rate in the area under consideration

shows a decline up to 2003, and an increase in 2004.

Table 1: Projected population of children aged 0-4 years by age

Year

Less than 1 year

1 year

2 years

3 years

4 years

2004

99

93

90

88

96

2005

100

100

94

91

89

2006

101

101

101

95

92

2007

103

103

103

103

97

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Early Years Education Provision 2004 - 2007

The assessment of part-time places needed in the maintained school, private and voluntary

early education sector in the area

is based on the population of three and four-year olds,

after the subtraction of 36 four year olds, resident in the defined area, who are projected to

be attending full-time in the maintained school sector. It assumes a 100% take-up of four-

year olds and three-year olds of five 2.5 hour sessions per week in the private, voluntary

and maintained sector. No allowance has been made for the number of three and four year

olds who receive their early years education outside of the area.

The following private and voluntary settings and maintained schools have been included in

the assessment.

Private and Voluntary

ABC Day Nursery, offering 7 FTEs

Cullompton Pre-school, offering 21 FTEs

Noah’s Ark Playgroup, offering 16.2 FTEs

Teddy Bear Pre-school, offering 7.2 FTEs

Young Ones Day Nursery, offering 7 FTEs

1 accredited childminder, offering 1 FTE

Maintained (Autumn term 2004)

St Andrews Primary School, offering 15 places for four-year-olds full-time

Willowbank Primary School, offering 10 places for four-year-olds full-time

Table 2: Number of early education places needed, 2004-2007

Actual Projections

2004

2005

2006

2007

Number of 4 year-olds

96

89

92

97

Number of 3 year-olds

88

91

95

103

Full time (Autumn term 2004)

Maintained sector

Number of 4 year olds

36

41

38

40

Part-time

Maintained, voluntary and private sector

Number of 4 year olds

60

48

54

57

Number of 3 year-olds

88

91

95

103

Total number of 3 and 4 year olds

148

139

149

160

FTEs needed

1

73.9

69.4

74.3

80.2

FTEs available currently

59.4

59.4

59.4

59.4

Shortfall of FTEs

-14.5

-10.0

-14.9

-20.8

Places needed

148

139

149

160

Places available currently

119

119

119

119

Shortfall of places

-29

-20

-30

-42

1

Assuming 100% take-up of four-year-olds, 100% take-up of three-year-olds

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Movement across boundaries

Table 3: Movements of three-and four-year-olds in the defined area, Autumn term

2004.

Children resident in the area

Accessing

provision in

the area

Accessing

provision

outside the

area

Children NOT

resident in the

area, accessing

provision in the

area

Net

attendees

NEG funded three-year-olds

76

22

24

100

NEG funded four-year-olds

45

10

11

56

PLASC three-year-olds

0

0

0

0

PLASC four-year-olds

0

0

0

0

Four-year-olds in school full-time

25

17

0

25

Table 3 summarises a study of the NEG funded children and children attending maintained

schools, living or accessing an early education place in the defined area. It shows that of

the 148 resident three- and four-year-olds not in school full-time, 121 children (82%) are

accessing an early education place in the catchment area. A further 32 children (22%) travel

to provision outside the defined area. A total of 35 children travel into the defined area from

elsewhere to access an early education place. This gives a net inflow of 3 children.

The day nurseries are operating at around 70% occupancy, probably due to a proportion of

three- and four-year-olds staying at the nursery for a full day, and the three pre-schools are

operating at over 100% occupancy. As with nearby Willand, many of the children travelling

out of the town are likely to be accessing places at settings close to preferred schools, or on

a parent’s route to work.

The main feeder pre-schools for St Andrews Primary School are Noah’s Ark Playgroup and

Cullompton Pre-school, which are both full. Cullompton Pre-school is also the main feeder

pre-school for Willowbank Primary School.

Summary

The collected data shows a considerable shortfall in early education places in Cullompton,

which is borne out by the attendance figures for the early education settings in the parish.

This shortfall is projected to increase significantly with the housing still to be built to the

north and west of the town.

Full details are not yet available for the housing development to the west of Cullompton, but

it is expected that there will be approximately 400 dwellings, and its proximity to the St

Andrews Primary School will create pressure for places both there and at the feeder pre-

schools.